Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-09-01
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS AT Ian.
CASTER, WIS.,, POST OFFICE.
TTlomn and County Nems.

Shullsburg has races this Thursday
Friday and Saturday.
Wyalusing is coming to tho front
with new depot The c. Is. & N. are
putting it up.
Messrs Eugene an T. G. Lewis drove
up from Potosi last Sunday to visit
their uncle John ?. Lewis.
Joseph c. Parker, of Bloomington
was in town Saturday and gave the
HERALD office his usual annual visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Meyer Jr will 90 TO
Chicago next week for two weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs John A. Street
and other friends.
Martin Oswald will take charge of
the hardware store of his brother John
while the latter is away on his trip.
He is here getting broken in.
Joe Woolstenholme arrived home
Saturday evening for weeks visit
lie has good position as salesman
in the leading dry goods house of To-
peka.
Clarence Cox came to Lancaster on
his return from business trip to Chi
cago last Friday night. He is still en-
gagged in the dry goods business at
Yankton.
Hiram Sherman has sold his house
to widow named Blaisdell who comes
here from southern Kansas The price
was $780, Mr. Sherman is thinking of
going to Nebraska.
Last week we received notice to
change the address of a number of sub
scribers from Clayton, Iowa, to Bagley.
Wis. A post-oifice has been opened at
that enterprising little village in Calkins
& Sons store, with Lewis Glass as post
master.
Mr.. John j. Oswald will start next
week on trip to Kansas and rs far as
New Mexico 1t will be the first vaca-
cation of any length he has taken
for several years. He will visit bis
brother and other friends in Topeka,
and then prospect in New Mexico
VIM. Ramey. and his younger son
and wife started Tuesday for their home
in Morehead, Ky Henry Ramey is
still here He, toe, thinks of going
back soon. He says he does not CON
slider himself safe there but he has
done nothing wrong and will not be
exiled from home
Dr.. J. w Odgers arrived here last
Thursday from Nelige, Neb. lie comes
on business. which one would judge
consisted principally of hand-shaking.
He is engaged in the real estate and live
stock business, beside doing some DENTS
try. He has purchased from Nj. VIM. J.
Over a two-year-old black Swigert stall
lion for which he paid good round
sum. He will also purchase a Clydes-
dale to take back with him. He will
ship his stock and start back q week
from next Monday. The doctor is look
inc well, and reports Mrs. Odgers's
health as improved by the climate of
Nebraska.
Now and then the life of an editor
seems worth living, Such time comes
when We receive editorial samples of
MIR. Smiths grapes. The other morn
ing specimens of eight choice varieties
were brought to the HERALD office,
A small branch of the Wyoming Red
was tit for an artists study. The most
delicious flavor goes with the Agawam,
or Rogers No Is. The Lady is
clear green and very sweet. Worden
Seeding and Moor's early are large
purple varieties. Lindley, or Rogers
No. 9 and the Massssoit or Rogers No.
3 are both delicious. Mr.. Smith says
there is no trick in their successful eul-
ture either. He says it is no harder
than raising corn or potatoes; all thai
is necessary is the same care that one
would give any other crop.